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Have flooding fears or high water in you area? Share your stories,photos and videos with us in our interactive map . Officials will be keeping a wary eye on the skies and swollenwaterways this weekend as heavy rains are expected to fall over alarge swath of west and central Alberta. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for large parts of the Bow River and Red Deer River basins on theEastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains, predicting as many as 100millimetres of rain could fall in the affected areas by Sundaymorning. "We've sandbagged and basically we've protected all of our criticalinfrastructure," said a spokeswoman for the Town of Banff, DianaWaltmann. In Banff, municipal recreation grounds and trails near the BowRiver are closed where water has spilled over the banks, andofficials are warning residents and visitors to stay away from theswollen river. The areas covered by the warning include Banff National Park andKananaskis Country and a wide swath of west central Albertacovering Nordegg, Rocky Mountain House and Sundre to the north andas far south as Olds, Cochrane and Airdrie. "There's quite a large area that's going to see a large amount ofprecipitation," Environment Canada meteorologist Bill McMurtry saidFriday. "It's fairly typical of a June type of weather system. The factwe've got back-to-back systems is what's presenting challenges," hesaid. The deluge being predicted for this weekend could come after areprieve from heavier rains earlier in the week. Water levels in many southern Alberta rivers initially droppedFriday, but officials have been closely watching conditions withthe expectation the forecast would hold more rain. "We're watching another weather system that could dump some goodrain in the mountains," said an Alberta Environment spokeswoman,Carrie Sancartier. Fast-moving and high waters were continuing to cause problems insome areas, and Friday's steady rain had levels rising once againin the Banff area. Water from the Bow River had spilled onto the property at WarnerStables on Thurs-day, receded overnight, but was on the way back upagain Friday. "I've been here six years and I've never seen this much water,"manager Troy Locke said. The flooding forced staff members to move hay and equipment out ofthe facility's barn and move horses to higher ground. In Banff National Park, the Bow is still over its banks in manylow-lying areas. "The levels have come down from where they were," said Brad White,a visitor safety specialist with Parks Canada . Campgrounds and trails re-main flooded and fast-moving water haswashed away some footbridges or rendered them unusable, said White. In addition to more rain in the forecast, there is concern about anabove-average snowpack remaining in the mountains. "A big rainstorm would definitely create some angst," White said."Twenty (millimetres) may not be a big issue, but 60 millimetres ina short period of time may be big enough to tip the scales." In the meantime, parks officials are trying to pick up debris fromstreams to prevent logjams and keeping culverts clear so they don'tback up and cause flash floods. Downstream and southeast of Calgary, high water levels on the Bowprompted Alberta Transportation officials to close the CrowfootFerry near Bassano, about 140 kilometres southeast of Calgary. The ferry takes traffic on Range Road 201 across the Bow River nearthe intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 56. Transportation officials are advising motorists to detour aroundthe closure by taking Highway 842, 15 kilometres west of theclosure. Further north in central Alberta, water levels in the Red DeerRiver basin also dropped Friday, but officials said they aren'tdropping their guard. "We just have to be vigilant," said Bill Johnston, director ofemergency management for the Town of Sundre. The Little Red Deer River spilled its banks in some low-lying areassurrounding Sun-dre, but the town remained free from any immediatethreat Friday. "There's no issue at the present time," Johnston said. "It's just a case of keeping watch." Calgary wasn't included in the rainfall warning issued Fri-day, butcould be affected by heavy precipitation in places around the city. Officials are warning residents to stay away from waterways and notto do any recreational boating on the Elbow and Bow rivers. Calgary is downstream from waterlogged areas closer to themountains - where snowpack has yet to melt and run off. City engineers are lowering water levels in the Glenmore Reservoirby releasing water downstream into the Elbow River through the dam. "We're trying to keep the outflow constant. That will allow us tocreate a little more room in the reservoir," said City of Calgaryengineer Frank Frigo. The plan could change de-pending on how much rain falls and howtemperatures affect the snowpack. "This is a 24-hour operation and we're monitoring conditions on thefly," he said. Environment Canada is predicting rain showers in Calgary, likelystarting this evening but potentially beginning in the afternoon. maito:jvanrassel@calgaryherald.com " TARGET="_blank" jvanrassel@ calgaryherald.com Twitter: @JasonvanRassel. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Longboard Manufacturer , kick scooter Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit kick scooter today!
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